Registrar ICU

Job Summary ICU Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients (inpatient) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with: • Evidence based medicine • Professional medical ethics and CBAHI / JCIA standards. • Hospital medical by-laws. • Laws of Ministry of health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any other applicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan. Major Duties and Responsibilities • Ensures through his actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the NMC Hospitals and Clinics. • Performs history taking, physical examinations, interpretation of common diagnostic tests and document patient condition on admission in the specified admissions sheet. • Admits patients from the hospital E.R. after appropriate discussion and approval of the Consultant under whose name admission is done. • Evaluates new admission and coordinates with Consultant a plan of investigation to establish a diagnosis and a management course. Executes the plan approved by the Consultant. • Conducts daily rounds to all patients in the department. Liaises with the concerned Consultant about care of his inpatients. • Documents plan of patient management and maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records. Keeping an updated follow-up in the progress notes. • Seeks the advice of or help of the Consultant whenever the condition of a patient merits further expertise. Works under supervision and instructions of assigned Consultant. • Prepares all discharge summaries, death reports and special reports on related patients. • Presents the new admissions to the department through the daily morning reports. • Participates actively in the on-call rota of the department for patient care and admissions. Responds to emergencies to offer medical care and advice on problems related to his/her specialty. • Assists Senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to patients in his filed of specialty. • Supervises the Junior Staff in conducting their duties and responsibilities as designated by the department. • Observes and upholds the patients of security, confidentiality and privacy. • Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patient’s medical records. • Actively participates in department's educational and training activities. • Abides by department Policies and Procedures as well as hospital by-laws, rules and Regulations. • Carries out administrative or organizational or any other duties as assigned by the Head of the Department in relation to ICU/CCU. • Responsible to educate patients /families as per their needs and to implement their whole role regarding patient / family education process as mention in patient & family education policy and procedure including documentation in patient medical record. • They are knowledgeable about their essential role in patient and family education. • Involves the patient/families in plan of care and respects patients/families regarding their goals and choices of patient care. • Provides health promotion and health teaching thru methods appropriate to a patients’ developmental level, learning needs, readiness and ability to learn, language preference, culture and situations. • Allots time necessary to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation. • Carries out any other assignments as directed by the Head of Department and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities. Reporting to • Head of Department • Liaises with: All physicians, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families. Supervises • All Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned to him. Qualifications: A minimum of: • EDUCATION: • Required University Master Degree or Equivalent • Desirable Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any. EXPERIENCE: • Required • Minimum of three (3) years in his/her specialty after obtaining Master's Degree. • Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of his specialty. • Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialist and/or current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia. • Desirable • Additional experience in his/her specialty. • Academic affiliation. Show more Show less

Minimum of three (3) years in his/her specialty after obtaining Master's Degree. Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of his specialty. Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialist and/or current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.